assignment to function.call (#4918) (#4938)

* fix: assignment to function.call (#4918)

* fix: assignment to call

* docs: add changelog

* Update CHANGELOG.md

Co-authored-by: Junaid <86780488+jdevcs@users.noreply.github.com>

* Update CHANGELOG.md

Co-authored-by: Jack Works <jackworks@protonmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 
 ### Removes
 
-- Removing the underscore package 
+- Removing the underscore package
 
 ## [1.5.0]
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 ### Changed
 
 - Not considering `tx.chainId` if `tx.common.customChain.chainId` is provided for `web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction` function (#4293)
-- Added missing PromiEvent handler types (#4194) 
+- Added missing PromiEvent handler types (#4194)
 - Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (#4174)
 - Updated the documentation for the `Web3.utils`, removed context for `_` (underscore lib) (#4403)
 - Emit subscription id with connect event when creating a subscription (#4300)
@@ -544,3 +544,4 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 
 ### Fixed
 -  Fix dead link in web3-eth.rst (#4916)
+-  Fix web3-core-method throws on `f.call = this.call` when intrinsic is frozen (#4918) (#4938)

packages/web3-core-method/src/index.js

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Method.prototype.setRequestManager = function (requestManager, accounts) {
 
 Method.prototype.createFunction = function (requestManager, accounts) {
     var func = this.buildCall();
-    func.call = this.call;
+    Object.defineProperty(func, 'call', { configurable: true, writable: true, value: this.call });
 
     this.setRequestManager(requestManager || this.requestManager, accounts || this.accounts);
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Method.prototype.createFunction = function (requestManager, accounts) {
 
 Method.prototype.attachToObject = function (obj) {
     var func = this.buildCall();
-    func.call = this.call;
+    Object.defineProperty(func, 'call', { configurable: true, writable: true, value: this.call });
     var name = this.name.split('.');
     if (name.length > 1) {
         obj[name[0]] = obj[name[0]] || {};
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Method.prototype.formatOutput = function (result) {
 Method.prototype.toPayload = function (args) {
     var call = this.getCall(args);
     var callback = this.extractCallback(args);
-    
+
     var params = this.formatInput(args);
     this.validateArgs(params);
 
@@ -551,20 +551,20 @@ Method.prototype._confirmTransaction = function (defer, result, payload) {
 
     // start watching for confirmation depending on the support features of the provider
     var startWatching = function (existingReceipt) {
-        let blockHeaderArrived = false; 
+        let blockHeaderArrived = false;
 
         const startInterval = () => {
             intervalId = setInterval(checkConfirmation.bind(null, existingReceipt, true), method.transactionPollingInterval);
         };
 
         // If provider do not support event subscription use polling
         if(!this.requestManager.provider.on) {
-            return startInterval();            
+            return startInterval();
         }
 
         // Subscribe to new block headers to look for tx receipt
         _ethereumCall.subscribe('newBlockHeaders', function (err, blockHeader, sub) {
-            blockHeaderArrived = true; 
+            blockHeaderArrived = true;
 
             if (err || !blockHeader) {
                 // fall back to polling
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ Method.prototype.buildCall = function () {
         // SENDS the SIGNED SIGNATURE
         var sendSignedTx = function (sign) {
 
-            var signedPayload = { ... payload, 
+            var signedPayload = { ... payload,
                 method: 'eth_sendRawTransaction',
                 params: [sign.rawTransaction]
             };